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10 Recommendations for Great Chanukah Gifts

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Dec 4, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Food & Entertainment During The Pandemic, Local, Maryland

As we’re all too painfully aware, this is a tough time for local retailers. If they’re to stay financially solvent throughout the pandemic this winter and spring, Charm City’s independent businesses desperately need our support. That’s why more than ever before, Jmore...

More than 700 Casseroles Collected by Jewish Volunteer Connection to Help Food-Insecure Baltimoreans

by Staff Report | Dec 2, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Coronavirus News And Resources, Local, Maryland, News, Pikesville

More than 700 casseroles were collected during the “Casserole Challenge” presented Dec. 1 by Jewish Volunteer Connection, the volunteer arm of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore. It was the most successful JVC “Live With Purpose...

Ambassador Barbara A. Leaf Speaks to Jmore about Middle East Peace Prospects and More

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Nov 29, 2020 | Columbia, Community, Howard County, International, Israel, News, Uncategorized

As someone who has spent a good chunk of her life stationed in the Middle East and working in diplomatic circles, Barbara A. Leaf has an insider’s perspective on Israel’s recent historic accords with the the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan. Leaf,...

Former Ambassador to the UAE Barbara Leaf Speaks at Bet Chaverim Series

by Staff Report | Nov 27, 2020 | Columbia, Community, Howard County, Israel, Maryland, News

For the second installment of its Middle East-themed virtual series, Bet Chaverim Congregation of Howard County presented Barbara A. Leaf, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Arab Emirates from 2014 to 2018, on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Leaf is the Ruth and Sid Lapidus...

Jewish Volunteer Connection Presents ‘Casserole Challenge’ for Food Insecure Families

by Staff Report | Nov 23, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus Resources, Local, Maryland, Pikesville

In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday season, Jewish Volunteer Connection is inviting the community to participate in this month’s “Live With Purpose” volunteer opportunity. The “Casserole Challenge” on Tuesday, Dec. 1, aims to help feed...

Brandeis University Study Examines Jewish Baltimore’s Response to Pandemic

by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Nov 12, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus News, Local, Maryland, National, News

The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore recently participated in a Brandeis University study on the impact of COVID-19 on the Jewish community during the first three months of the pandemic. Baltimore was one of 10 Jewish communities to participate in “Building...

This Year’s Howard County ‘Challah Bake’ Still Rises

by Gillian Blum | Nov 9, 2020 | Columbia, Community, Community Resources, Coronavirus News And Resources, Ellicott City, Family, Howard County, Local, Maryland, Religion

“There will be days when we feel fully risen and expansive and up to facing life’s most difficult challenges, and we will gaze at our lovely fat challahs with pride.” –Author Rochie Pinson, “Rising: The Book of Challah” For many...

Foodie Elite Jakob Presents Israeli Cooking Demo for Bet Chaverim Series

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Nov 6, 2020 | Baltimore, Columbia, Community, Howard County, Israel, Local

Elite Jakob loves spending time in her kitchen. But the Reisterstown resident understands that slaving away over a hot stove is not everyone’s ideal way to spend a day. That’s why Jakob, a native of the Israeli city of Ra’anana, titled her 2018 self-published...

Owings Mills Resident Jennie Faber Schwartz Wins FIDF Virtual Poker Tournament

by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Nov 3, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, International, Israel, Local, Maryland, Pikesville

As an OB/GYN in town for nearly a quarter-century, Dr. Jennie Faber Schwartz is best known for delivering babies, not for being dealt royal flushes, straights or full houses. But Schwartz, 53, recently became the first place winner of the first-ever Virtual...

Baltimore Heritage Offers a Look at Beth Am Synagogue and Baltimore’s Jewish History

by Staff Report | Nov 2, 2020 | Baltimore, Community, Community Resources, Education, Local, Maryland

In the latest installment of his “Five Minute Histories” video series, Johns W. Hopkins, executive director of the nonprofit Baltimore Heritage, offers an engaging look at Reservoir Hill’s Beth Am Synagogue and a general overview of the history of Baltimore’s Jewish...